Monitoring some showers with little vertical development to our west. We are hoping they will gain more verticality, but so far not much to report from near Lodgepole NE
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== Most recent mobile blog & photo updates ==
June 16, 2009
Evening update 6/16
heading toward the Cheyenne Ridge
Afternoon update. We just left Wray, CO as I type and we are noticing
a congested Cu field developing along the WY-CO border and adjacent
far southwest NE Panhandle along the Cheyenne Ridge. Unfortunately,
the moisture situation is rather paltry, with just 48to 50 degree
dewpoints from Sidney to Akron. Initial storms have already formed
just east of Cheyenne which are moving east. More devleopment may
occur farther east along the Cheyenne Ridge. We are heading north now
toward Julesburg. It will be a very nice treat if the atmosphere can
produce a high-based supercell today given the CAPE concerns.
–
Mike Umscheid Photography
http://gallery.underthemeso.com
mesomike@gmail.com
June 16th — Back to Colorado
After successfully using a Frisbee to enhance low =
level
helicity in SW KS yesterday, we figured we’d try our luck out in =
Colorado
– somewhere. In response to yesterday’s supercells and =
long-tracked
MCS, moisture has been shunted into SE Kansas and Oklahoma. Has anyone =
ever
seen a photogenic storm with 4000 J/kg of CAPE and low 70F dewpoints? =
No. So we’re
going to pray for a couple nice isolated supercells within the residual =
moisture
over NE Colorado, cooler temps aloft, and a nice jet streak coming out =
of the
southwest upper trough. At the very least, we’re in position for =
tomorrow’s
Nebraska show. As we say in the business, stay tuned for later updates =
and
possible warnings. — Evan
June 15, 2009
Photographing lightning
Shooting lightning illuminated structure near haviland ks a little after 10 pm
(Sent by Mike’s Alltel Blackberry smartphone)
AMAZING mammatus at sunset in Pratt, KS!
Some of the best mammatus I’ve ever photographed with golden wheat in
the foreground. Awesome storm photography day despite missing a
tornado, which if we were daring to be on Hwy 50 east of Kinsley, we
would have had more damage to the windshield from 2″ diameter hail.
–
Mike Umscheid Photography
http://gallery.underthemeso.com
mesomike@gmail.com